Wednesday, September 5, 2012

Chilean State continues to imprison Mapuche youths

ChileanStatecontinues to imprisonMapuche youthsLeonardoQuijón Pereiraof the communityChequenco andGabriel Valenzuela Montoyaof the communityWinkulMapuWentehave presented themselves voluntarily on September 3rdto thePDIof Angolto make declarations for the allegedchargesof involvementinthedeathof a farmer.LuisMarileoof the CommunityCaciqueJoséGuiñonalso has just present himself to thePDIofAngolvoluntarily tomakehis statement.

Todayatthe Hearingthey were sentto jail for thefour monthsof investigation.Despite hisserious health conditionLeonardoisimprisoned in the common jailofTemuco. Gabrielwas transferred to thejailofCholChol. Do not forget thatdespitethe plight ofLeonardo's health, malnutrition,his legfull with pellets, withdaily,constant pain and aweakenedimmunesystem, theydestined himto stay in jailwithcommonprisoners,not yetbeingpunished orproved of having beeninvolved in the events.Thestatements andpress reportsare vagueand verydifferent.This is a resultof thesystematicpersecutionofMapucheyouths who the Chilean state dislikes and whothe Chilean state uses their "Justice" against, to try toput out thestruggleof the Mapuche people.

Leonardois chargedfor allegedly attempting toburna fewpasturesaccording to the press, for whichhe has tostand trialtomorrow,this isanother lie, this isa simplestupidity ofa neighbor whohas complainedbecauseshe disagreeswith the life ofthis boy,heis innocent!He andhis family havebeenconstantly harassed.It is veryimportant to see howthese eventsare following one another,we must remember thatthis startswiththe destinationofPeñato theAraukania. The health situationofLeonardohas not progressedover two years, absolutely nothing.On his visitsto doctorsoremergencyclinics,they sayhe is okay, others say that they can notdo anything,the people involved inthisdo not providethe medical reports needed to to look forother forms ofrecovery.Hereit smacks ofirregularities thatfor for the time being we have given over to somepeople involvedin this, moreregardingthis soon.Now,I do not wantto clarify everythingregardingthe newsofthe national pressabout the caseof the farmer,you canall see thatfor yourselves.

Let's not staycalm, innocencedoes not count ifoneisMapuche, an adequate defenseisnecessary, andfor that you needfinancing. I tell you this as there isa campaign for theCommunityWenteWinkulMapufor the financing of thedefense. But as it is,Leonardodoes not belong tothat community andhe and his familylack supportfor a lawyer.I call youto get active andalert onthesituation of the youngMapuche. To not onlyexposethese irregularitiesbutalsoto seekurgentlyforways to improve Leonardo's state of health, to get him at leasttransferedcloseto the family,where theycan visit him, to make them guarantee a healthcare for Leonardo.We needreal supportfor these young people.It is not too late. We can notwait for monthsoryears of investigations, usurpingyears of their livesand that laterthey getdeclaredinnocent.IMMEDIATE RELEASE OFLEONARDOQUIJON,GABRIELVALENZUELAANDLUISMARILEO!!!!STOP THEPOLITICAL PERSECUTIONANDSETUPSAGAINST THE MAPUCHEYOUTHS!!!!

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Maricheweu International ("10 times we shall overcome") unites people whose main goal it is to support the human rights of the Mapuche (people of the earth).
The Mapuche are an indigenous people of South America. Their ancestral lands are occupied by Chile and Argentina. Currently there live more than 1,5 million Mapuche in Chile and about 50,000 in Argentina.
The ongoing systematic destruction of indigenous peoples in South America is an indisputable fact, and apparently an international political strategy.
In Mexico, Colombia, Argentina, Peru, Chile and elsewhere the human rights of indigenous peoples are flouted over and over again.
While there is progress on legal issues, as there are made judgments, decrees, laws and international treaties for the protection, conservation and respect for Indigenous Peoples, all this does not seem to suffice.
The treatment of the Mapuche provides an example of this. Their history, their culture and their struggles are not mentioned by the mainstream media, neither nationally nor internationally.
Meanwhile, they are continuously attacked by the Chilean and Argentinian governments, falsely accused of terrorism and relentlessly persecuted.